I repaired a 48 inch tear (approx 1.5 meters) on my Avon that crossed over two seams with an internal patch and an external patch.

The internal patch took about 1.5 hr to prepare and complete. The main holdup was cleaning out the tube internally due to moisture and dirt, and removing the duct-tape residue that I put on in an attempt to keep rainwater out. The internal patch was approximately 98% air holding. There was a few tiny fizzy leaks / weepage, but they were small enough where a little cured adhesive alone would hold them in. The external patch sealed them up just fine.

Gooping stuff up with 5200 is never the correct solution.

Pardon the UV degradation, I've slowly been adding material to the topside to compensate.

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Richard
Gluing geek since 2007
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Hi there. Just wondering were is the best place to launch a sib in Eastbourne. I paid the beach fees wich lets me drive my van down along the seafront and up to the beach. The idea was to park there chuck my stuff out and off I go. How ever I have now realised that there is a height limit to the gate that I can't get through with my van. I am launching on my own so the easiest way poss please I have a small 3m sib with a 9.9 out board any replies would be help full or if any 1 eles in Eastbourne is launching sib in Eastbourne maybe we could help each other out ?????????